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Post by Harold of Whoa on Jul 20, 2018 3:32:13 GMT
...a Rube Goldberg contraption adapted for the office space? The following scenario plays out with me routinely at work, sometimes several occurrences per day: - A coworker calls me on the phone or the radio and asks me to look up some information
- I look up the information on an extra-secure computer network that doesn't connect with any other networks
- I read the information to the requester over the phone or the radio
- The requester asks me to send them the information (that I just read aloud to them) via email
- From my desk, I select Print, then get up from my desk and pick up the printout of the data off the extra-secure computer network's dedicated printer
- I carry the printout over to a different multi-function printer, scan it, and email it to myself
- I return to my desk and open the email I just sent myself from the scanner, then forward it to the requester
- I leave my desk and shred the printout over at the shredder
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Post by Flying Monkeys on Jul 20, 2018 21:00:49 GMT
At work...?
Where's the article?
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Post by Harold of Whoa on Jul 20, 2018 22:15:16 GMT
At work...? Where's the article? Please elaborate. |
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Post by Flying Monkeys on Jul 21, 2018 8:58:02 GMT
"The following scenario plays out with me routinely at work" Surely "at the work" like "at the hospital"? Or are you realising that 'at work' and 'in hospital' and 'in school' (no articles) are acceptable....? |
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Post by Harold of Whoa on Jul 21, 2018 13:42:45 GMT
"The following scenario plays out with me routinely at work" Surely "at the work" like "at the hospital"? Or are you realising that 'at work' and 'in hospital' and 'in school' (no articles) are acceptable....? Oh. Le touché. |
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Post by Harold of Whoa on Jul 27, 2018 3:23:36 GMT
"The following scenario plays out with me routinely at work" Surely "at the work" like "at the hospital"? Or are you realising that 'at work' and 'in hospital' and 'in school' (no articles) are acceptable....? I had a little bit to contemplate this. I assume that you realize that the phrase "at work" has two different meanings. There is the assumed adjective, in which it is an omissive version of something like "at my work" or "at her work", and then there is your vaunted state of being, as in the Aussie band name "Men At Work" or "hard at work". These are utterly separate meanings. As in my post, I didn't leave out "the", but I did omit "my" (a common usage, but the adjective is assumed.) But this example points out the distinct difference between a location and a state of being. "He was taken to hospital" is still not a state of being. BTW, do you use the phrase "in morgue" for dead people? Is that even a thing, there? |
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